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Mitt. Umweltchem. Ecotox.: Directory Volumes & Issues (2006-2025)

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Vintage 2025

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	Editorial on European environmental policy	A.-S. Heldele et al: Transport behaviour of PFAS from paper sludge in large lysimeters U.K.R. Kammann, J.P. Scharsack: Contamination by dumped munitions: TNT metabolites in fish from the North and Baltic Seas R.J. Schneider: Antibody-based on-site analytics for monitoring the elimination of trace substances in wastewater treatment plants C.Scherber et. al: Reduced use of pesticides in the agricultural landscape: Strategies from the perspective of biodiversity research	Ocean Care: Keeping the oceans alive
2	Editorial	F. T. Lange et al.: Will PFAS be released in soil by degradation of side-chain fluorinated polymers? J. Hahn et al.: Mercury in German rivers: a challenge today and tomorrow A. Weber et al: The influence of extreme flood events on fluvial sediments and their heavy metal inventory C. Barkschat et. al: Too much, too little, never enough? Results of an expert workshop on current strengths and weaknesses of ambient air monitoring of persistent chemicals	Research Group Environmental Monitoring and Endocrinology (EME), Faculty of Biology, Dresden University of Technology Materials Research and Testing Institute (MFPA) Weimar ABF Analytisch-Biologisches ForschungslaborGmbH
3	Editorial	D. Themann et al: A Systems Approach for Understanding and Managing Chemical Risks to Terrestrial Biodiversity J. Regnery et al: Effects of anticoagulant rodenticides on the aquatic environment	Working group Environmental Geochemistry at the Institute of Geoecology of the Technische University Braunschweig
4	Editorial	V. Mueller et al: Biomonitoring of PFAS Using Animals and Lichens - A Brief Overview of Approaches, Findings, and Perspectives S. Barth, T. Doppler: Insecticides in Swiss watercourses K. Brotzmann et al: Fish and antidepressants:Neurotoxic effects in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos after exposure to venlafaxine G. Ernst: Risk assessment of plant protection products for soil organisms in the context of the new "Central Zone Guidance" G. Lammel, I. Ivančev-Tumbas: Environmental chemistry in university courses in Germany	Soil science and soil resources working group at the Institute of Geography at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) UMW environmental monitoring

Vintage 2024

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	The light in the dark	J. Zweigle et al: Prioritisation and identification of PFAS using automated data analysis in non-target screening by PFΔScreen K. L. Hitzfeld et al: Pesticide residues in small water bodies of the agricultural landscape - need for action continues K. Wiltschka et al: Poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination of mine waters A. R. Vogel et al.: Recovery of tyre abrasion from environmental samples by density separation with NaI heavy solution as possible reference material for environmentally relevant process studies - Exemplary tests on a water sample H. Wiesinger et al: Safe and sustainable recycling needs controls and more transparency - a case study on PVC floor coverings K. G. Steinhäuser et al: Sewage sludge: from contaminated waste to recyclable material	ISEGA Umweltanalytik GmbH, Hanau
2	Events organised by the Division	W. Schröder et al.: 30 years of moss monitoring in Germany: New developments and long-term trends A. Zenker, S. Tinguely: Organic UV filters in the aquatic environment - where are the hotspots to be found? G. Proll et al: Modern bioanalytical methods for the rapid quantification of micropollutants and pathogens in water	Professorship for Chemical Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg 50 years of postgraduate studies in "Analytics & Spectroscopy" in Leipzig
3	Perspektiventage 2024	T. Heberer, S. E. Sander:Entries of antibiotics in the environment and new veterinary measures to minimise them J. Flottmann et al.: Challenges in the development of methods for the analysis of highly polar substances in water using HILIC and ICHRMS coupling L. L. Hohrenk-Danzouma: Potentials and Challenges of Data Processing Strategies in Non-Target Analysis of Water Samples L. Schwab, J. G. Wiederhold:Mercury Environmental Monitoring with Stable Hg Isotopes: Interpretation of the Hg Cycle in Contaminated River Sediments V. F. Saalmann et. al: Behavioural endpoints in model organisms as an additional endpoint in ecotoxicological risk assessment - opportunities and limitations using the example of Daphnia magna and Asellus aquaticus	Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Research at the Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change EnJust Network for Environmental Justice
4	Editorial	A. Ramsperger et al: Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions - a reason for contradictory results in microplastics research? A. Loll et al: Short-Term Test for Toxicogenomic Analysis of Ecotoxic Modes of Action in Lemna minor F. Ungeheuer, A. L. Vogel: Chemical characterisation of ultrafine particulate matter in the exhaust plume of an airport S. Carl et al.: Aquatic fungi in the risk assessment of plant protection products - unimportant or just ignored? S. Tisler et. al: Advanced Chromatographic Approaches for the Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Effluents	Professorship for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Industrial Engineering, Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena

Vintage 2023

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	Editorial	U. Borchers: PFAS in drinking water - legal regulation, toxicology and overview of findings M. Maier, T. Opel, M. Letzel: Approaches to the characterisation of ultrafine particles from road traffic J. Kurbelt et al: The Federal Trace Substance Centre - Aims and Tasks	The International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) MSU Center for PFAS Research
2	Editorial	S. Hauser, K. Leopold: Mercury and its monitoring in the environment J. Schwaiger et al.: Risk assessment of micro-plastics in Bavarian rivers and lakes P. Roesch et al: Development of PFAS sum parameters using Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) D. Schmiemann et al: Enz4Water - Enzymatic Filtration for the 4th Purification Stage	Reorientation of the Department of Ecological Chemistry (OEC) at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig
3	Editorial	W. Körner: Terrestrial environmental monitoring - Are we measuring the right substances? A. Kolbe, J. Hölzer: Environmental epidemiological studies on PFAS S. Tisler et al: Expanding the scope of wastewater monitoring by SFC-HRMS analysis C. Schwaferts: Raman microspectroscopy for the determination of micro- and nanoplastics	UWAT GmbH - Ingenieurbüro und Labor für Umweltfragen
4	Editorial	A. Grundmann et al.: Projektverbund BayÖkotox - "Ökotoxiko-logische Bewertung von Stoffen in der Umwelt" H. Joerss et al.: Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances along the European west coast - distribution patterns and trends for the substitute HFPO-DA	Institute for Analytical Research (IFAR), Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Idstein

Vintage 2022

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	Editorial	C. Henkel et al: Polyvinyl chloride microplastics are a long-term source for the release of phthalates in aqueous media Hildebrandt et al: Microplastics as a Trojan horse for trace metals L. Gehrenkemper et al: Fast and easy extraction of PFAS from soil samples: Optimised EOF determination using HR-CS-GFMAS O. Happel et al: Organic phosphonates in sediment samples from Lower Saxony and their contribution to the organic phosphorus fraction D. Hof et al: DECIDE - Development and evaluation of an ecotoxicological, water framework directive-compliant assessment system for streams	Working Group Anthropogenic Water Cycles, Hof University of Applied Sciences
2	Editorial	P. Klatt: Ten years of PFAS contamination in central Baden: An "open-air experiment" with an unknown outcome? A. Georgi, K. Mackenzie: PFAS - a challenge for environmental technology J. Meierdirks, P. Gratewohl: Release of pesticides on agricultural land - comparison of methods for elution potential A. Logemann et al: Development of the "pollution fingerprint" in the North Sea during the last centuryt	PAN - Pesticide Action Network Germany
3	Editorial	T. Bierbaum et al.: Experimental methods for the investigation of PFAS immobilisation M. Petri et al: Screening for brominated flame retardants and other persistent organic compounds in filter sludge from drinking water treatment at Lake Constance Zhe Pan et al: Imaging MALDI-MS and nanodispensing as tools for effect-related HPTLC analysis - An interim report	Professorship for Instrumental Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Technology, Emden-Leer University of Applied Sciences Microplastic Research working group at CEN, University of Hamburg
4	Editorial	J. S. Strehse, E. Maser: Munitions in the sea: effects on the marine ecosphere S. Breinlinger, T. H. J. Niedermeyer: Hunting the eagle killer - Discovery of a new cyanotoxin D. Jungmann et al.: Pilothic application of an in vitro biotic test battery for effect-based monitoring in selected surface waters in Lower Saxony F. T. Lange et al.: Evidence from the application of the Total Oxidisable Precursor (TOP) assay to soil sample extracts and aqueous eluates M. Wietzoreck et al: Long-term study on nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil samples from two different sites	Professorship for Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Measurement Technology, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Vintage 2021

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	Editorial Obituary of Paul J. Crutzen	E. Weidemann et al: Which processes are responsible for the environmental behaviour of PFAS in soil? P. Janz et al.: Atmospheric input of mercury and accumulation in alpine ecosystems B. Hensen et al.: Development of a multi-stage screening procedure as a guide for the ecotoxicological assessment of pesticide transformation products M. Voigt et al: Determination of the ecotoxicological potential of antibiotics using minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and QSAR analysis	Portrait of the Environmental Chemistry Group, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim
2	Editorial	N. Tauchnitz et al.: Discharges of pesticide active substances to surface waters from agricultural and urban sources in the Querne/Weida catchment (Central Germany) S. Schirrmeister et al.: The development of an analytical method for microplastics in sediments using electrostatic separation and thermodynamic fingerprinting A. Ecke et al: Magnetic particle-based immunoassays as a versatile tool for environmental analysis	IPEN - International Pollutants Elimination Network. International Pollutants Elimination Network
3	The young environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) introduces itself	K. G. Steinhäuser et al: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - an underestimated problem - Situation and solutions for sustainable Management - N. Bätz et al: Hormonal pollution in streams during a rain event K. Furtmann et al: ECHO: Rapid relevance determination for trace substances in the aquatic environment F. C. Fischer, B. I. Escher:Optimised dosing of chemicals in high-throughput in vitro test systems	ChemTrust
4	Editorial	C. Engelke et al.: The monitoring of pollutants in the coastal waters of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the assessment of water quality H. Wackerbarth et al:Determination of benzotriazole in waters with plasmonic on-site analysis C. Schlechtriem, V. Kosfeld: The Hyalella azteca bioconcentration test (HYBIT) as an alternative method for bioaccumulation assessment R. Martin et al.: Substance-specific isotope analysis to investigate the oxidative degradation of amino(poly)phosphonates on manganese dioxide A.-K. Kniggendorf, B. Roth: Optical analysis system for drinking water monitoring of microplastics in real time C. Sommer et al: What we can learn about microplastics from a plasma	ALAB analysis laboratory in Berlin

Vintage 2020

Editorial	Original articles	Introduced briefly

1	Editorial	C. A. Brühl and J. G. Zaller: Biodiversity decline: to what extent is inadequate environmental impact assessment of pesticides partly responsible? Scharmüller, A. et al: Standartox: Standardised toxicity data R. Zeumer et al: Compostability and ecotoxicological assessment of biobased plastics	Division of Hydrology and Material Balance at the University of Kassel reconsite GmbH IfUA Umweltberatung und Gutachten GmbH
2	Editorial	M. Scheurer et al: Transfer of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soils to plants N. Markert et al.: Mixed toxicity in the river Erft - toxicity drivers and non-detects H. K. Imhof et al: The introduction of microplastics into food and the aquatic environment and its consequences - current questions and answers K. Waldschläger: Microplastics = sediment? K. Altmann et al: TED-GC/MS: Rapid determination of microplastic mass contents in different samples	Section Environmental Biology at the Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring (zbm) Intrapore GmbH
3	Teaching in corona times - the abrupt introduction of digital forms of teaching at universities	J.C. Laube, M.K. Vollmer: Perfluorinated alkanes in the atmosphere: An overview H. Joerss, R. Ebinghaus: Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in the course of the Rhine - Occurrence and distribution in water and sediments V. Hinnenkamp, P. Balsaa: Investigation of drinking water production processes using non-target analytics J. Küppers, N. Mitschke: On the anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons in bacteria F. Weber et al: Rainwater drainage of a plastics-processing industrial plant as a source of microplastics	CIEL - Center for International Environmental Law
4	Virtual Membership/Internal Assembly of the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 2020	M. Klein, K. Blümlein, S. Hahn: Results of an exposure analysis for the health risk assessment of sediment pollution in Lake Rummelsburg E. Brandes: The role of agriculture in (micro-) plastic pollution in soils and surface waters P. Bellanova et al: The organic geochemical trace of tsunamis	Professorship for Water Supply at the Hof University of Applied Sciences Research Group for Environmental Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen

Vintage 2019

Editorial	Original articles	In brief
1		I. Bantz, I. Valentin: Status of the detection and remediation of PFC contamination in Düsseldorf L. Gehrmann et al: Activity of estrogenic and androgenic active substances during and after ozonation of hospital wastewater M. Riegel et al: Entry pathways of hexavalent chromium in raw water from drinking water suppliers I. Mulder et al: Quaternary ammonium compounds in soil - Implications for the development of antibiotic resistance	Junior Professorship for Environmental Systems Analysis, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Working group "Organic Environmental Chemistry", RWTH Aachen
2	New Division Board introduces itself	M. Lesch et al: In situ monitoring of freshly applied plant protection products C. Teuner et al: A challenge for the authorisation authority of plant protection products: The occurrence of the metabolite 1,2,4-triazole in groundwater A. Focks: Use of mechanistic effect models in the prospective environmental risk assessment of plant protection products T. Frische et al: "Risk Profiler" in use - a comparison of the environmental risk profiles of insecticides S. Knoll et al: Relevance of ionic micropollutants - quantification of metformin and its transformation product guanylurea in biota	Institute for Water Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden Laboratory for Biochemistry and Sustainable Chemistry at Münster University of Applied Sciences
3	(Micro-)plastics in the environment	H. Rahm et al: New life without mine water? W. Seitz et al.: Systematic recording of trace substance contamination of a river water in the inflow for drinking water production J. Funke et al.: Amidosulfonic acid - quantification of a small, highly polar molecule with reversed-phase LC-MS-MS O. Happel et al: KOLa - Continuous ozonation with slow sand filtration for oxidative and microbiological studies on organic compounds T. Bader: Data mining of LC-HRMS data for the evaluation of water treatment processes	Department of Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry of the Institute of Biogeochemistry in Coastal Seas, Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht Professorship for Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hochschule Niederrhein Working group "Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology" at iES Landau
4	Review of the environmental conference in Landau	V. Hierlmeier et al: ProtectAlps: Alps, persistent pollutants and insects L. Zimmermann et al: In-vitro toxicity and chemical composition of plastic products S. Tisler and C. Zwiener: Transformation Products of Fluoxetine Formed by Photodegradation in Water and Biodegradation in Zebrafish Embryos	Common Forum on Contaminated Land in Europe adelphi

Vintage 2018

Edition	Editorial	Original articles	In brief
1	Welcome to Münster, welcome to "Umwelt 2018"	A. Simon, E. Dopp: Biotest battery: Full broadside in toxicological effect detection F. Metzelder et al: Investigation of sorption on carbon nanomaterials using inverse liquid chromatography T. Vockenberg et al: Influence of ageing processes on the sorption behaviour of micropollutants on microplastics	Institut Dr. Lörcher in Ludwigsburg
2		G. Nürenberg et al: Detection of polyfluorinated alkyl phosphate esters (PAP) and perfluorooctanesulfonamido-ethanol-based phosphate esters (SAmPAP) in soils L. Richters, F. Vietoris: Trifluoroacetate in water bodies and drinking water in North Rhine-Westphalia N. Ulrich, K.-U. Goss: UFZ-LSER database - A useful tool for many physico-chemical problems in analytics	Professorship for Analytical Chemistry at Nuremberg Institute of Technology GreenFacts - Facts on Health and the Environment
3		S. Bieber et al: International management strategies for trace organic compounds in water bodies and supporting advanced analytical techniques F. Sacher et al.: Analysis of priority substances in wastewater samples - An important prerequisite for an inventory in German wastewater treatment plants S. Johann, A. Schmohl: Detection and purification of amines in drinking water and complex aqueous matrices	Institute of Water Resources and Water Supply at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and DVGW Research Centre TUHH Professorship of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Division of Applied Natural Sciences, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Rheinbach Campus Analytical Research Institute for Non-Target Screening GmbH (AFIN-TS)
4		M. Jarosch, M. Brunke: Pollutant monitoring in fish and mussels in Schleswig- Holstein waters J. Regnery et al.: Rodenticide residues in fish - causal research and risk mitigation measures R. Söhlmann et al. Söhlmann et al.: The application of the sum parameters EOF and AOF in the investigation of the deep displacement of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) in contaminated soils in Mittelbaden L. Böhm et al.: Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for the determination of hydrophobic organic chemicals in bioconcentration studies G. Lammel et al.: POP cycling in India - influenced by the monsoon	Department of Wastewater Management at the Technische Universität Darmstadt

Vintage 2017

Editorial	Original articles	In brief
1		K. Kümmerer et al: MUTReWa - Measures for a more sustainable handling of pesticides and their transformation products in regional water management J. B. Thiäner, C. Achten: Analysis of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (6-8 ring PAHs) in various environmental matrices using liquid chromatography - atmospheric pressure laser ionisation - mass spectrometry (LC-APLI-MS) J. T. Andersson: Adieu 16 EPA-PAK? Time to consider 40 years of PAH research	Professorship for Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Biotechnology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences Department of "Sustainability in Chemistry" at the University of Bremen NABU's Federal Expert Committee on Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology introduces itself
2	Novellierung der Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BBodSchV): Einladung zum Relaunch des Arbeitskreises "Boden"	S. Gonser et all.: Biomonitoring of PCB and PCDD/F in Bavaria: Results from 18 years of continuous monitoring P. Weller and J. Neitsch: Does the use of modern plant protection products lead to the mobilisation of old DDT residues in agricultural land? S. Merel et all.: Wastewater ozonation and related formation of N-oxides S. Riehm, P. Guhl: Use of modelled data in the application of substance prioritisation methods
3	It's that time again. Our annual PhD Day is coming up again soon.	T. Stahl et al: Anthropogenic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment - a "Never-Ending Story"? D. Thomas et al.: Ageing of synthetic polymers in the marine environment using the example of HDPE, LDPE, PP and PLA M. Weidung et al: Effects of synthetic and natural microparticles on blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and rock shrimps (Palaemon varians) J. Müller et al.: Sequential biofiltration for the removal of anthropogenic trace substances from the effluent of municipal wastewater treatment plants D. Wicke et al: Biocides in Berlin's stormwater runoff	Chemisches und mikrobiologisches Institut UEG GmbH ROHA Diox Consult - Dr. Roland Haag
4	Annual review of the Division Board	L.-K. Beuter, K. P. Ebke: Mesocosms as aquatic model ecosystems for the risk assessment of plant protection products F. Junginger et al.: Effect-related analytics based on luminescent bacteria coupled to flow injection analysis and ion chromatography A. F. Herbort, K. Schuhen: Two perspectives: Plastics - the everyday helper or microplastics - the environmental problem?	Research group "Water Technology - Cavitation - Renewable Resources", University of Jena Professorship for Environmental Mineralogy, Institute for Applied Geosciences of the Technical University of Darmstadt

Vintage 2016

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Invitation to Tübingen	S. Gabbert et al.: On the assessment of long-term effects of PBT and vPvB substances in the context of socio-economic analyses in REACH S. Hasenbein et al: Risk assessment of pesticide mixtures - from standardised single species tests to model ecosystems	Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich Isodetect GmbH
2	Points of view: Pesticides from the perspective of industry and nature conservation	D. Claßen et al.: Evaluation of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties of ionic and ionisable substances H. Ulrich et al.: Decline in PFC contamination in municipal sewage sludge in Bavaria M. Rusch et al.: Effective reduction of the antibacterial activity of the fluoroquinolone danofloxacin by biotransformation with the ascomycete Xylaria longipes V. Stark-Rogel et al: In-depth chemical analysis and assessment of a broad range of liquid waste from in-vitro diagnostic instruments	SENSATEC Sensorik- und Spezialanlagenbau
3	From dependent and independent experts	C. Apel et al.: Occurrence and distribution of organic UV stabilisers and UV filters in sediments of European estuaries M. Schaffer et al: Characterisation of sorption of organic bases from aqueous solutions: Current results and limitations in predicting environmental behaviour D. Kühnel and S. Böhme: Mixing toxicity of nanomaterials and chemicals	Chair of Applied Geology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Hydroisotop Gmbh
4		M. Scheringer: Environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology need better perspectives M. Baumann et al.: Zur Sonderstellung von Antibiotika bei der Gewässerbelastung durch Arzneimittel LAWA-AG: LAWA report "Micropollutants in water"	LAUS GmbH ecotox consult

Vintage 2015

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Microplastics - a challenge for the environmental sciences	S. Schubert et al: Antibiotics in different stages and media in urban wastewater systems S. Eberhard et al.: HMMM in selected surface waters in southern Hesse S. Bieber and T. Letzel: Simultaneous SFC-MS investigation methods in water samples K. Weiß et al: Substance Mixtures in Wastewater Treatment	Sustainable Chemistry in Chemical Engineering of Münster University of Applied Sciences Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
2	Environmental research in Germany as a guest - ICCE 2015 in Leipzig	M. Gallus et al.: LIFE Project PhotoPAQ I. Bischof et al: In-vitro biotransformation assays B. Becker et al: Passive samplers for monitoring	Quantitative landscape ecology University of Koblenz-Landau The Task Force on Systemic Pesticides The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
3	Doktorandentag und Forum Junger Umweltwissenschaftler	A. Bayer: Water management effects of maize cultivation (pesticides and nutrients) - Monitoring in Bavaria C. Weidauer et al.: Photochemical degradation of benzotriazole under environmentally relevant conditions W. Körner and S. Kastenhofer: Determination of urban background concentrations of brominated flame retardants in outdoor air	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Journal "Environmental Chemistry"
4	Chemical persistence - a complex concept	F. Heydebreck et al: Occurrence and distribution of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in European and Chinese river estuary systems S. Schmidt et al: Development of monoclonal antibodies against diclofenac S. Hafermann: HPLC Method development for detection of H₂O₂ and organic hydroperoxides in the troposphere C. Koch: The environmental behaviour of HBCD and the resulting legal consequences	Self-portrait of OECOS GmbH

Vintage 2014

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Development of a label-free biosensor for the detection of diclofenac in wastewater-polluted surface waters (S. Rau et. al) Determination of priority organic bodies in surface water containing suspended solids using solid phase extraction discs and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (C. Erger)	Working group Environmental Geochemistry at the Institute of Geoecology, Technische Universität Braunschweig Professorship for Environmental Analysis, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
2		Human drug residues in sewage sludge (Sabine Konradi et. al.) Degradability of ionic liquids (J. Neumann and S. Stolte)	AG "Epidemiology of the environmental influence on ageing processes" Professorship "Biomarkers in Occupational Medicine" IBACON GmbH
3		Application of an LC-MS screening method for the identification of historical and current trace substances in groundwater and surface water of a former sewage field (F. Wode et al.) Behaviour of selected pesticides in the water-soil-plant system in the lysimeters of the Wagna research station (A. Fuhrmann et al.)	Chair and Research Institute for Urban Water Management of the Technical University of Munich An Institute with Bite - Bauhaus Institute for Pioneering Infrastructure Systems GBA Laboratory Group Institute Alpha - Water and Environmental Analysis
4		Studies on the chemical pollution of lateral structures on the Elbe (Susanne Heise) What can modern mass spectrometric in situ analysis do in environmental and food research? (S. Schulz et all) Planar SPE and microlitre flow injection analysis TOFMS - a rapid pesticide screening for fruits and vegetables (C. Oellig, W. Schwack)	Department of Water Engineering in the Faculty of Civil Engineering/ Architecture at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences Ecossa

Vintage 2013

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Remote transport potential of chemicals - How can this substance property of concern be considered in the PBT assessment under REACH? (J. Ackermann et all)	Animal Physiological Ecology at the Institute of Evolution and Ecology of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
2		Perfluorinated carboxylic acids - not only perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a cause for concern (C. Staude uund L. Vierke) Hazardous substance properties: PBT assessment of pharmaceuticals (I. Prutz, J. Schönfeld, A. Wiemann)	Environmental trace analysis at the Institute for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry at the University of Ulm WSC Scientific GmbH
3		Where do persistent pollutants remain in the ocean? (I. Stemmler and G. Lammel) Metabolite screening in environmental samples with LC-Q-TOF and electrochemistry-mass spectrometry (M. Zedda and C. Zwiener)	Working group Hydrochemistry, University of Göttingen Chair of Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology at ISWA, University of Stuttgart
4	Dispute over endocrine disruptors divides science	Project "RISK-IDENT" - Assessment of previously unidentified anthropogenic trace substances in the aquatic system (R. Asner) Help Pd nanoparticles as recyclates in the degradation of persistent organic pollutants? (R.-Al. Düring and L. Böhm) Do cemeteries emit pharmaceuticals? (S. Fiedler, T. Dame and M. Graw)	Residue Analysis Working Group at the Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology at Justus Liebig University Giessen Project RISK-IDENT - Assessment of previously unidentified anthropogenic trace substances and action strategies for risk management in the aquatic system

Vintage 2012

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Bioaccumulation in organisms at a dumping site for dredged material in the German Bight (North Sea) S. Schäfer et al. Occurrence of selected psychotropic drugs in groundwater influenced by trickling fields in Berlin U. Hass et al.	Junior Professorship of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth Westfälische Wasser- und Umweltanalytik GmbH
2		Studies on the evaluation and avoidance of toxic oxidation by-products in the oxidative wastewater treatment of fluoroquinolones J. Türk et al. Total dissolution and digestion methods for engineered metal nanoparticles T. Klawonn et al.	Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, University of Lüneburg Working group Hydrogeology and Landscape Water Balance at the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg Institute for Water Research GmbH, Schwerte
3		Investigation of the transformation of organic micropollutants ... A. Wick, T. A. Ternes Behaviour of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment plants M. Maier et al. Online sensor system for monitoring water quality for organic bodies O. Happel et al.	Analytical research group at the Chair of Siedlungwasserwirtschaft at the Technical University of Munich
4		Floodsearch: Floods on a laboratory scale M. Brinkmann et al. New antibiotics in the environment - First results on ecotoxic effects in the water cycle J. Brünsing et al.	Düring working group at the Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation at Justus Liebig University Giessen Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM RLP AgroScience GmbH - Institute of Agroecology Department of Environmental Chemistry

Vintage 2011

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	New Division Board - Outlook on the work priorities for the coming years	Wastewater treatment plants as a source of polyfluorinated compounds in the atmosphere L. Vierke, L. Ahrens, M. Shoeib, T. Harner, W.-U. Palm, R. Ebinghaus Bioaccumulation and metabolism studies in fish - current topics in guideline development C. Schlechtriem, K. Hohgardt, C. Rauert	Junior Professorship "Applied Environmental Systems Analysis", University of Osnabrück Chair of Air Chemistry and Air Pollution Control, Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus
2			ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH
3		Evaluation of the persistence of selected priority substances in the aquatic environment M. Peschka Screening of the behaviour of active pharmaceutical ingredients in a water-sediment test system M. Radke, M. Maier	The Department of Biocides at the Federal Environment Agency Chair of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen and IWW Centre Water, Mülheim an der Ruhr Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (Springer) An International Journal
4		Occurrence of heterocyclic PAHs in streams in Lower Saxony A.-K. Siemers, J. S. Mänz, W.-U. Palm, D. Steffen, W. K. L. Ruck Non-extractable residues formed during biodegradation of 2,4-D in soil are biogenic K. M. Nowaka; A. Miltnera, M. Gehreb, A. Schäffer, M. Kästnera Oxidation of the tolylfluanid metabolite N,N-dimethylsulfamide (DMS) N. Schatz, O. Happel, D. Richter	The Institute of Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University

Vintage 2010

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Non-Target-Analysis in Ecology T.L.H. Pham in co-operation with H. Weisshoff, C. Mügge, E. Krause, W. Rotard, A. Preiss and I. Zaspel Antibiotic transfer from soil into crop plants M. Grote, D. H. Meric Detection of aircraft and operational surface deicing agents in surface runoff from Hannover-Langenhagen Airport by solid-phase microextraction E. Fries, S. Ernesti, J. Klasmeier, H. Fletemeyer	Junior Professorship of Environmental Geochemistry, University of Bayreuth Master's programme in Environmental Protection in the Faculty of Angewandte Chemie at Reutlingen University
2		Volatile polyfluorinated compounds in indoor air V. Langer, A. Dreyer, R. Ebinghaus Antibiotic residues in manure and soils M. Lamshöft, S. Zühlke, P. Sukul, S. Kusari, M. Spiteller	Pollutant Hydrology Working Group at the Chair of Hydrology at the University of Bayreuth Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technologies (UFT) at the University of Bremen
3	Preprint of the welcoming address by the FG Chairman, Prof. Dr Gerhard Lammel, at the opening of the "Environment 2010" Conferences in Dessau G. Lammel	Retrospective monitoring of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in archived herring gull eggs H. Rüdel, J. Müller, H. Jürling, M. Paulus and C. Schröter-Kermani Integration of bioavailability in soil protection K. Terytze, I. Vogel and R. Wagner Evaluation of the availability of non-extractable PAH residues in soil A. Eschenbach, B. Mahro, B. and R. Wienberg	Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analytics in the Department of Applied Natural Sciences at Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Research focus on environmental analytics and ecotoxicology at the Faculty of Life Sciences at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
4	Standpoint How can the link between research in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology and decision-making processes in authorities and industry be strengthened? M. Scheringer	Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in the water cycle M. Letzel, K. Weiß, W. Schüßler, M. Sengl Trend monitoring of pollutants in sediments and suspended matter of the inland Elbe E. Claus, J. Pelzer, J, P. Heininger Remote transport of organic bodies in water C. Zarfl, M. Scheringer, M. Matthies	The National Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin

Vintage 2009

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Reconstruction of the contamination of the German Bight with polyfluorinated organic bodies using seal tissue samples L. Ahrens, U. Siebert and R. Ebinghaus Corrosion inhibitors in the aquatic environment: benzotriazoles in the Main, Hengstbach and Hegbach E. Fries, A. Kiss The use of (P450-transgenic) plant cell suspension cultures as model systems to study the metabolisability of environmental pollutants M. A. Breuer, A. Schäffer, I. Schuphan, B. Schmidt	Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG), Koblenz - Department "Qualitative Gewässerkunde Institut für Gewässerschutz MESOCOSM GmbH
2	Up-to-date overview of the status and activities of our Division G. Lammel	Emission inventories as a basis for determining the causes and recording air pollution J. Theloke et al. Arsenic species and plant transfer Arsenite exchange through plant roots: comparison of plants grown in hydroponics and in soil D. Vetterlein and J. Mattusch	Journal Environmental Medicine in Research and Practice
3	Mille viae ducunt hominem per Augustam Treverorum K. Fischer	Urban air pollution using the example of a large African city S. Henninger A brief insight into the chemistry of secondary organic aerosols L. Müller, M.-C. Reinnig and Th. Hoffmann	"Analytics in Consumer Health Protection" Working group Prof. Dr. Manfred Grote: Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Paderborn Professorship for Waste and Resource Management at the Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resource Management at Justus Liebig University in Giessen
4		Assessment of drinking water relevant chemicals in the context of the REACH Regulation A. Klein, M. Neumann Sampling of CHCs in groundwater: comparison of active and passive sampling U. Dogerloh, H. Theißen, R. Becker, I. Nehls	Department of Chemistry and Environmental Analysis of the Faculty of Environmental Protection at Weihenstephan- Troisdorf University of Applied Sciences Journal "Regional Environmental Change"

Vintage 2008

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Editorial: Greetings from the Board of Directors G. Lammel, R. V. Battersby, W. Lorenz, A. Schäffer, M. Scheringer, B. Schwarz-Schulz, J. Tolls	Data problems and data requirements in the environmental risk assessment of chemicals M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler Background values and heavy metal contamination of sediments in running waters using the example of the Oderhaff D. W. Zachmann, C. Tripke, S. Müller Composition of soil organic matter and its effect on the hydrophobicity of three forest soil samples R.H. Ellerbrock, H.H. Gerke, J. Bachmann, M.-O. Goebel	Research Centre for Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Brno Working group Organic Environmental Pollutants at the Department of Environmental Geosciences, University of Vienna The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP)
2		Consumer exposure to PFOS and PFOA M. Scheringer, D. Trudel, L. Horowitz, M. Wormuth, I. T. Cousins, K. Hungerbühler Multimedia modelling for the identification of persistent substances with long-range transport potential M. Matthies, J. Klasmeier Toxicity modelling with commercial (Q)SAR systems: practical aspects for regulatory application B. Simon-Hettich	Analytisches Laboratorium Luhnstedt Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Frankfurt am Main
3	Greeting to the 3rd Joint Meeting of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. Joint Conference of GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology and SETAC-GLB	The inner-city "nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) problem" What is the impact of direct traffic emissions R. Kurtenbach, K-H. Becker, P. Bruckmann, J. Kleffmann, A. Niedojadlo, P. Wiesen QSAR approaches for the toxicological assessment of industrial chemicals E. Jacob	Chair of Landscape Ecology at Vechta University of Applied Sciences
4		The transport of the antibiotic sulfadiazine in soil: What effect does manure have? M. Unold, R. Kasteel, J. Groeneweg, H. Vereecken Determination of methylmercury in fish samples from the Federal Environmental Specimen Bank J. Kösters, H. Rüdel, Chr. Schröter-Kermani Concentration and distribution of anthropogenic platinum metal emissions (Pt, Pd and Rh) in soil and airborne dust F. Zereini	Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology IUTA e.V., Duisburg

Year 2007

Edition	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology - subfields of inter- and transdisciplinary environmental science G. Lammel, R. V. Battersby, W. Lorenz, A. Schäffer, M. Scheringer, B. Schwarz-Schulz, J. Tolls	Data problems and data needs in the environmental risk assessment of chemicals M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler Background values and heavy metal contamination of sediments in running waters using the example of the Oderhaff D. W. Zachmann, C. Tripke, S. Müll The photolysis of nitrous acid (HONO) - an important source of OH radicals in the atmosphere J. Kleffmann, P. Wiesen	Soil Science in Department VI of the University of Trier Department of Environmental Chemistry of the Water Research Institute of the ETH Domain in Switzerland (Eawag) CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water: New Journal at Wiley-VCH New Journal: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
2	Annual Meeting of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology 2007 in Osnabrück M. Matthies	Modelling the dispersion of pollutants during extreme flooding in the Bitterfeld area M. Schulz, O. Büttner, M. Matthies, M. Böhme, W. von Tümpling Position paper on substance-related environmental monitoring (part 1 of 2) H. Rüdel et al.	FoBiG - Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH
3	On the debate of controversial positions M. Scheringer, A. Schäffer, B. Schwarz-Schulz	The Arctic: environmental chemistry field laboratory with global significance R. Kallenborn Influence of lipophilicity and molecular size on the bioconcentration potential of environmental chemicals M. Nendza, M. Müller Position paper on substance-based environmental monitoring (part 2 of 2) H. Rüdel et al. Global environmental protection - is it feasible? R. Kallenborn
4		Gen-DarT- a predictive model for chronic toxicity by analysing altered gene expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos? D. Völker, Ch. Veß, K. Schirmer, St. Scholz Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in polar regions - modelling studies G. Lammel, A. M. Sehili, Semeena V.S. Selection and use of reference matrices for the determination of substance properties and the environmental behaviour of substances W. Kördel, K.H. Weinfurtner	Institute of Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen Department of Environmental Process Engineering, Institute of Technical Environmental Protection, TU Berlin

Year 2006

Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Everything flows H. Frank	Decline of freshwater pearl mussels - analysis of possible ecotoxicological causes S. Gerstmann, K. Poxleitner, H. Frank The Federal Environmental Specimen Bank as an Instrument for Analysing the Relevance of "New Pollutants" in Waters H. Rüdel, C. Schröter-Kermani	Institute for Health and Consumer Protection of the EU (J.R.C. Ispra) Ökometric GmbH - Bayreuth Institute for Environmental Research BBK - Bundesverband Biogene und Regenerative Kraft- und Treibstoffe e.V. (Federal Association of Biogenic and Renewable Fuels). Elsevier Book Series: Developments in Environmental Science Our Young Environmental Chemists
2	Editorial - The Soil Chemistry and Soil Ecology Working Group reports back R. Kreuzig	The manure project - Development of a catalogue of methods for investigating the residue behaviour of veterinary drugs in manure and manure-fertilised soils R. Kreuzig, J. Heise, S. Höltge	Institute for Environmental Studies - Vrije University Amsterdam UNEP Chemicals Branch, DTIE, in Geneva, Switzerland Environment International Our young environmental chemists
3	Editorial - Change in the Editorial staff of "Mitteilungen" completed K. Fischer	Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances in the EU - claim and reality Ch. Schulte Risk Assessment of PBT Substances J. Tolls, M. Holt, Ian Malcomber, Dan Salvito, P. Thomas Beyond Oil and Gas: Proposals for a Future Energy Economy J. O. Metzger, A. Hüttermann, A. Schulte Beyond Oil and Gas: Proposals for a Future Energy Economy . Metzger, A. Hüttermann
4	Annual Conference on Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 2006 in Halle W. Lorenz	Multiple contaminant sources in groundwater - a challenge for risk assessment and remediation S. Russold, K. Schirmer Consumer exposure to phthalates in Europe: Identification of major sources M. Wormuth, M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler The umu genotoxicity test - application potentials and automatability A. Eisenträger, C. Brinkmann	Organic chemistry and ecotoxicology at the Institute for Integrated Natural Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau Ecotoxicology and toxicology at the University of Trier